… What to Expect in the Long-Term Journey Grief stays with us throughout our lives but changes as time passes. The first stage can feel completely overwhelming, but as days pass, many people find that grief becomes a natural and more controllable part of their everyday world. Grief doesn’t stick to a schedule or […]
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…Going Backward Before We Go Forward It was Soren Kierkegaard that wisely noted, “Life must be lived forward, but it can only be understood backwards.” As the 25th anniversary of the death of my father approaches this next month, I have found myself instinctively going backward. Backward to the days just prior to his
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Editor’s Note: it’s obvious that this was written during COVID, but the sentiments it conveys are true for all time. Despite what the world is doing to us, we should all awaken to gratitude. I’ve become a fan of sunrises. Before COVID-19 changed all of our lives, my busy travel and teaching schedule had me
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“In every heart there is an inner room, where we can hold our greatest treasures and our deepest pain.” — Marianne Williamson Sadness is a hallmark symptom of grief, which in turn is the consequence of losing something we care about. In this way you could say that sadness and love are inextricably linked. Yes,
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Is the best and probably only way to get through complicated grief antidepressants? by Center for Loss | Sep 23, 2024 | Ask Dr. Wolfelt, Featured This question was recently posed to Dr. Wolfelt – “Is the best and probably only way to get through complicated grief antidepressants?” See his answer below. My short answer is absolutely not! Why? Because we
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